The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-02-01
AFFAIRS CT THE RAILWAYS.
Personal and Local.


fee of the c., b. & D.
Harry Crawford, the prominent railroad at
torney, was in the city yesterday looking after
legal'matters he is interested in
c. c. Waite, vice-president Of the c.. 81. & D.
system, and Superintendent Nelson will arrive
in the city at 5 p. IL to-day. and remain until
midnight, and then 60 on to Chicago.
There will be general exodus Of Indianapolis
railroad officials to Chicago this evening, to at
tend the several meetings which are to be held
In that city tomorrow and the next day.
C. w. Fairbanks has gone to Chicago and will
to-day enter the decree for the foreclosure sale
of the l., B. g. W. road before Judge Gresham.
M. L. Doherty. late joint agent of the Indian
apolis east-bound pool. leaves for his new field
of labor this noon. His headquarters will be ST.
Louis.
The c., l., ST. L. & G. withdrew their line of
tickets from the Office of the c., W. & NJ. road,
corner of Meridian and Louisiana streets, yes
terday.
Tomorrow, before Judge Woods, the decree
for the foreclosure sale of the l., d. q 5. road
will be entered and the day fixed for the sale OF
the property.
Henry Monet spent part of yesterday in the
city calling on olden-time friends. While here
he was the guest of Fl. T. Dering, assistant gen.
eral passenger agent of the Pennsylvania lines.
General George B. Wright of this city, is an
applicant for ommissloner under the interstate
commerce bill. He has the Endorsement of q
number of Indianas and Ohios most prominent
men.
Sam Hazard, who for a number of years was
the representative of the Eries lines in this Sec
ton, is now in ST. Louis selling smoke balls,
and is said to be making financial success In
his new business.
Traffic Manager McDoel and General Passen-
ger Agent Mccormick, of the L., N. A. & O..
were in the city yesterday, and left for Cincin-
natl and Louisville in the afternoon The of
fcials are on a general observation trip.
General Freight Agent Williams. of the Day
ton e Ironton road, was in the city yesterday.
This company expects, within the next thirty
days, to be shipping jackson coal on to this
market over the c., H. & L in standard gauge
cars.
The parties owning the Indiana Midland road
have decided to extend the line westward from
Lebanon to the coal mines of Fountain county.
passing through Charlottesville if the citizens of
that place show proper interest in the enter
prise.
The L. N A. & C. people to-day receive two
of their new engines from the Rhode Island loco
motive works, and will now receive two week
until the order is filled. They also this week be-
gin receiving new freight cars at the rate of ten
| per day.
W. B. Strong, president of the Santa Fe road,
now on his way East, says that all the contracts
| of the Chicago extension have been let, and the
BILE. He will endeavor to have it completed by
| the end of the present year.
| Railroad shops are now the busiest places one
strikes. All the shops at Indanapolis-and the
same is true at other po;nts-are working full
! time and ull-handed, and at some shops good
| deal of overtime is made. The heavy traffic of
| late has necessitated a good deal of general re-
| pair work.
| The acting joint agent of the Indianapolis
| east bound pool telegraphs Commissioner Blan-
| nlo 8 AL a.
go. that pool matters here are moving along
smoothly, and that he is confident thatAll roads
/ are maintaining rates. This is genuine case
| where Ignorance is bliss
| The Adams Express Company is said to be the
wealthiest and strongest corporation the Stand
ard Oil Company excepted, in this country 1t
| is often spoken of as being Pennsylvania rail
| road institution, when it would nearer cover the
| ground to say that the Pennsylvania road was
an Adams express institution.
The new that are building for the Bee
| line are all equipped with the Marks patent
coupler, the use of which makes it needless foI
| a switch man to 60 between the to couple
| them. The work is done either side of the
| car through rod and crank, which operate the
coupler, and, it is said, give very satisfactory
| service.
Correspondence which has passed the last few
| days between E. A. Ford, general passenger
| agent of the Pennsylvania lines, and RI. NJ
| Bronson, general passenger agent of the l., B.
| % W., would make interesting r6dQlng IL Duc IL
print. 1t is not very often that two more scath
| ing writers lock horns. Both have their war
paint on.
The exceedingly fresh president of the Hook
ing Valley road and his friends are realizing tina
they were little too fast in making crimina
charges against judge Burke, and are now apol
ogzing. The Judges honorable methods of do
ing business are too Unknown to admit of any
one for a moment thinking there was anything
crooked on his part.
The east-bound shipment of through freight
from Chicago and junction points to the sea
board. last week. was Il, 1896 tons. OF this. tn,
Chicago & Grand Trunk carried Is 2 per cent.
the Michigan Central IL 6; the Lake Shore. 90
the Fort Wayne, 100; the Panhandle. 85; thu
Baltimore & Ohio s. g. the Nickel plate. Il 6
and the c., l., ST. L. & c., IA.
President Corbin is said to be somewhat dis
couraged in his efforts to straiehten out the at
! fairs of the Philadelphia & Reading Where h
had expected the most hearty cooperation tn
} parties are said to have shown the least appre
citation of his work. Then in his efforts to brin
about economies which were imperative to max
bis movements successful, financially, he has O
course made enemies.
The prospects for an early reorganization O
the Indianapolis, Peru & Chicago Raroa
Company grow less and less favorable. Their
are four different interests to harmonic, an
the efforts made the last few days, it is stated
have widened rather than narrowed the breac
between the several interests. This is to be II
| gretteO, as the L. +. " u. is zoo valuable prof.
erty to be crushed through litigation, as it
r feared it will be.
: The terms upon which the Adams EXPIRES
Company absorbs the business of the Readin
Express Company is contract for fve> years
y a fixed annual rental. The former takes tn
equipment of the latter upon appraisemer
!. | made by impartial parties. 1t is stated that tn
deal between the Adams and the Readir e.
: press companies practically shuts the EXPIRE.
business of the Baltimore & Ohio railroad out,
i New York. as the Reading Railroad Compan
would take the Baltimore & Ohio express bus
ness only under specific rates.
j; The Pools Under a Cloud.
J. Without question friends of pools are at s.
). as regards their future. A belief prevails tn